Viet Son Net

Shenzhen-based download software provider Xunlei released an updated online game ranking based on client-end downloads from Xunlei’s site gougou.com on March 1. The top ten online games for the week ending February 28 were:

1. Cross Fire (Operator, Developer: Tencent (0700.HK), SmileGate)
2. QQ Speed (Tencent)
3. TianXia II (TX2) (NetEase (Nasdaq:NTES)
4. Kart Rider (Shiji Tiancheng, Nexon)
5. World of Warcraft (NetEase, Blizzard Entertainment)
6. Legend of Mir 2 (Shanda (Nasdaq:SNDA), Wemade)
7. Dungeon and Fighter (Tencent, Neople)
8. Tian Long Ba Bu (Changyou (Nasdaq:CYOU))
9. Chuan Yue Online (Shanda, Beijing Chuanyue Shidai Information Technology)
10. Zhu Xian Online (Perfect World (Nasdaq:PWRD))

Sohu’s (Nasdaq:SOHU) online gaming subsidiary Changyou.com (Nasdaq:CYOU) plans to release “Tian Long Ba Bu 2,” an expansion pack for its in-house developed 2.5D martial arts MMORPG Tian Long Ba Bu, in 2010, 17173.com reports citing a February 4 company announcement. Changyou is currently developing the expansion in-house, the report said.

Changyou attributed the 33% year-on-year increase in its 2009 total revenues primarily to the rising popularity of TLBB. Changyou released a new version of TLBB on January 22.